2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 186
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
A RESOLUTION
To commend the two hundred thirty-fifth anniversary of the ratification of the U.S.
Constitution and the annual luncheon by the Shreveport Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
WHEREAS, September 17, 2023, marks the two hundred thirty-fifth anniversary of
the ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional
Convention; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to accord official recognition to this magnificent
document and its memorable anniversary; and to the patriotic celebrations, including the
Shreveport Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which will commemorate
the occasion; and
WHEREAS, on August 2, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued Public Law
915 guaranteeing the issuance of a proclamation, each year, by the President of the United
States of America designating September seventeenth through the twenty-third as
Constitution Week; and
WHEREAS, our citizens should reaffirm the ideals the framers of the Constitution
had by vigilantly protecting the freedoms guaranteed through this guardian of our liberties,
remembering that lost rights may never be regained; and
WHEREAS, there should always be reflection on the privilege of being an American
citizen with all the rights and responsibilities given; and
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America embodies the
principles of limited government in a republic dedicated to rule by law; and
WHEREAS, schools should read and study the Constitution and be taught its
principles, including federalism, checks and balances, separation of powers, popular
sovereignty, and the necessary and proper commerce and supremacy clauses; and
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WHEREAS, the United States Constitution should be vigilantly protected; and
WHEREAS, all civic and fraternal organizations throughout the United States should
be encouraged to recognize this occasion with appropriate programs of teaching, serving,
and celebrating; and
WHEREAS, this year's luncheon will be held on September 19, 2023, at Rose Park
Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Shreveport Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
on the annual observance of Constitution Week in Northwest Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Tammy Andrews, Daughters of the American Revolution.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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